If it happens on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) campus, Kennard Brown, Ph.D., was most likely involved. He oversees the day-to-day operations and management of the central administration of UTHSC’s 40-acre campus. When Dr. Peter Buckley visited Memphis 17 years ago, he never imagined he’d one day move to the city. But here Buckley is,… Read More
Wendy Likes is thinking big in her role as dean, which involves several facets. A goal she’s focused on is “increasing access to health care through nursing, particularly in rural areas with our UTHSC Nursing Mobile Health Unit and our partnership with UT Southern.”
The fourth annual Power 100 list was released in the Jan. 27 weekly edition of MBJ. The section profiles the 100 most powerful people in the Mid-South, as chosen by the editorial staff. Those included were also honored at an invite-only event at The Orpheum Theatre on Jan. 26. Memphis Tomorrow is a who’s who… Read More
In FY 2022, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) scored a record $132.9 million in grant and contract awards, a $6.3 million increase from the $126.7 million it earned in FY 2021. It was the sixth-straight year UTHSC had seen growth in grant and contract awards, and it represented a 56% jump from the… Read More
When MBJ first spoke to Mark Myers in February 2022, he said the “ever-living hamster wheel” of work had taken up most of his weekend. Because Myers is still an assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). He’s still an adjunct professor at Christian Brothers University (CBU). He’s still… Read More
In September, MBJ reported that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) had earned a record $132.9 million in research awards in FY 2022, a $6.3 million increase from the $126.7 million it earned in FY 2021. It was the sixth straight year the institution had seen growth in grant and contract awards, and… Read More
As chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Dr. David Shibata oversees 70 faculty members and 50 surgical residents in a division that stretches from cardiac surgery, general surgery, pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, pediatric surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, surgical oncology, thoracic surgery, transplant surgery, trauma/surgical critical care, and vascular… Read More
University Clinical Health’s (UCH) Mike Jackson is a licensed CPA and holds an MBA from Loyola Marymount University. In April 2021, he joined UCH, which is a University of Tennessee Health Science Center-affiliated practice and the largest non-hospital physician group in Memphis. – Jason Bolton
